The Darkness, formed in 2000, in Suffolk, England, consists of Justin Hawkins (on vocals and guitar), Dan Hawkins (guitar), Ed Graham (drums) and
Richie Edwards on bass (who only joined the band in 2005 after the band's original bassist, Frankie Paullain left the band. They reached commercial
success in 2003, with Permission to Land and has topped major UK charts, along the way also picking up three BRIT awards, receiving critical
acclaim.Their sophomore album 'One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back', was a major flop and did not follow up to the successes of Permission to Land. In
August 2006 ...read more

The Darkness, formed in 2000, in Suffolk, England, consists of Justin Hawkins (on vocals and guitar), Dan Hawkins (guitar), Ed Graham (drums) and
Richie Edwards on bass (who only joined the band in 2005 after the band's original bassist, Frankie Paullain left the band. They reached commercial
success in 2003, with Permission to Land and has topped major UK charts, along the way also picking up three BRIT awards, receiving critical
acclaim.Their sophomore album 'One Way Ticket to Hell... and Back', was a major flop and did not follow up to the successes of Permission to Land. In
August 2006, Justin Hawkins checked into a rehabilitation centre, and later announced that he was leaving the band. The rest of the members had
since formed a new band, with Richie Edwards taking over frontman duties and assigning Toby MacFarlaine as the new bassist. As of June 2007, the
band has yet to announce their name. « hide